25 Best Nursing Apps for Any Stage of Your Career

Nursing has been consistently voted the most-trusted profession in the country. That confidence from patients does not come by accident. Nurses are trained to comfort, care and show compassion to their patients even in the most trying times.

With such dedication to patient safety and well-being, it’s not surprising that there are several uses for mobile applications. There are apps out there to help nurses study for exams, stay organized amidst the chaos, keep them in-the-know about medical knowledge and terminology and even help create and establish patient care plans. Nursing apps can help improve efficiency and enhance the experience for the patients.

2. Human Anatomy Atlas

This award-winning app is both beautiful and useful with over 3,800 three-dimensional images of human anatomy and structure. It’s great for learning anatomy as built-in quizzes will help you test your knowledge of bones and muscles.

4. Mini Nurse

Mini Nurse is a great resource for students looking to learn about many nursing school basics. It includes definitions and practice questions covering everything from medical terminology to lung and heart sounds.

5. Nursing Essentials

This is one app that student and graduate nurses alike depend on to keep critical information right at their fingertips. The easy-to-use app has rich content and detailed illustrations. Some unique features include bookmarks, notes sections and even a medical calculator.

6. Nursing in a Flash – Med Surg Volumes I & II

This app does away with multiple choice and converts 4,700 study questions into reviewable flash cards. This makes it simple for students to squeeze in a quick study session on the bus or between classes.

For information: news & journals

7. MedPage Today

8. Medscape WebMD

Brought to you by the well-known website WebMD, this app provides access to a collection of medical news stories in addition to more characteristic features of WebMD, including identification of drugs and conditions.

For reference: medication, assessment & diagnosis

9. Diseases Dictionary

Disease Dictionary contains detailed information about medical disorders and diseases, including causes, symptoms and treatment. It also serves as a clinical advisor for self-diagnosis. What’s more is that you can even access the app completely offline!

10. Epocrates

The medical community’s number one app does it all but comes with a price for the premium version. The lite version features some basics such as a drug guide with pill and interaction information as well as the latest medical research.

12. Heart Pro III

This app includes 3-D images of the intricacies of the heart as well as all of the typical heart rhythms to listen for in a patient. The same company also offers separate apps for 3-D images of muscles and the brain.

13. Black’s Medical Dictionary

Black’s Medical Dictionary has been published in hard-copy form for more than 100 years and is now available on your mobile device. With upwards of 5,000 definitions, it is a quick-and-easy reference resource to keep at your fingertips.

14. Pocket Doctor

This interactive tool is a one-stop shop for everything you need to know about health and medicine. There’s a health dictionary, symptoms analysis, body mass index calculator, human anatomy basics and first aid procedures.

21. Nursing Care Plans 2014

22. Omnio

This all-inclusive app has pretty much everything a nurse needs, making it great for determining patient care. Some features include prescription drug information, medical calculators, symptom diagnosis, medical news and access to scholarly journals.

Helpful tools: organization & planning

23. Davis Mobile: Nursing Procedure Checklists

Check out this app for checklists covering 169 typical nursing procedures to ensure the safety of both the patient and the nurse.Some helpful additions: checking off tasks as you complete them and the ability to easily add comments.

24. Nurses Aid

25. ShiftPlanning

This is a streamlined, all-inclusive time management app that helps nurses manage tasks, busy schedules and even set up auto reminders.

The takeaway

No matter what stage you are in during your nursing career, mobile apps can be a great way to stay on task and keep information at your fingertips. If you are still in school, check out these other general apps for college success. Don’t forget: Staying organized will be paramount toadvancing your career in nursing.

Do you have a favorite nursing app that didn’t make our list? Share it with us in the comments below!

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